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1645a6da-03d3-482f-b163-d43c4da6f592 | WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS, 1948-1958 Year Lung Bronchus Total Deaths in Hospital Male Female Male Female 1948 19 1 20 1 35 17 1949 15 2 24 5 46 28 1950 26 4 33 8 71 44 1951 17 5 40 8 70 38 1952 22 5 31 10 68 31 1953 16 2 40 9 67 38 1954 11 6 31 8 56 40 1955 17 4 43 4 68 56 1956 23 3 43 4 73 5... |
321ca126-102b-40d6-bfa0-f720257cd678 | CANCER DEATHS (EXCLUDING SARCOMA) WOOLWICH, 1958 - SEAT OF PRIMARY DISEASE Male Female Total Deaths in Hospitals Stomach 26 15 41 20 Bronchus 46 12 58 38 lung 15 9 24 10 Breast - 20 20 12 Colon 3 17 20 9 Pancreas 5 8 13 10 Rectum 9 6 15 9 Uterus - 9 9 1 Prostate 12 - 12 4 Ovary - 6 6 3 Bladder 9 3 12 5 liver 3 4 7 1 Ca... |
f1a6e7df-31b7-4c8c-ae2a-c31be8c9a9bd | Tongue 1 1 2 - Others and unspecified 24 22 46 11 Total 164 145 309 151 - 12 - TABLE NO. 6 NETT DEATHS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1958 CAUSES OP DEATH All ages Under 1 Year 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 45 years 45 and under 65 years 65 and under 75 years ars and upwards All ... |
e78493b1-6530-4630-acfb-b6da75b54b65 | other - - - - — - — - Syphilitic disease 5 — - - - - - 2 3 Diphtheria - - - - -- - - - Whooping Cough - - - - - - - - Meningococcal infections 1 - 1 - - - - - - Acute poliomyelitis - - - - - - - - - Measles - - - - - - - - - Other infective and parasitic diseases - — - - - - - - - Malignant neoplasm, stomach 41 - - - -... |
6301c86d-218e-4064-a6e1-4650c779634a | uterus 9 - - - - - 5 3 1 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 165 - 1 - 1 5 59 47 52 Leukaemia, aleukaemia 10 - - 2 1 2 2 1 2 Diabetes 7 - - — - - 1 3 3 Vascular lesions of nervous system 168 - — - - 2 25 53 88 Coronary disease angina 281 - - - - 12 79 95 95 Hypertension with heart disease 37 - - - 1 7 7 22 Other he... |
fb8b0917-7406-4809-b925-d2c506036e49 | - - - 11 22 43 Other diseases of respiratory system 11 - - - — - 5 3 3 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 23 - - - - - 4 11 8 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 7 1 — - - - 1 4 1 Nephritis and Nephrosis 7 - - 1 - 1 - 4 1 Hypherplasia of prostate 13 - - - - - 1 3 9 Pregnancy, childbirth, |
962e4357-232f-4418-b4d0-d57b8ddfb1fa | abortion 1 - - - - 1 - - - Congenital malformations 11 6 - - 1 - 4 - - Other defined and ill-defined diseases 122 29 3 2 2 3 24 20 39 Motor vehicle accidents 15 - - 2 6 - 4 1 2 All other accidents 18 1 - 3 1 3 5 1 4 Suicide 14 - - - 1 2 7 - 4 Homicide and operations of war - - - - - - - - - - 13 - The chief Vital Stati... |
07488c83-27fd-467e-8ea6-e8fc0fe3bc67 | 057 13.6 102 50 1,576 10.4 1939a 150,800 2,133 14.1 103 49 1,592 11.1 1940b 124,340 1,846 14.08 66 36 1,854 14.9 1941b 103,630 1,459 14.0 65 42 1.627 15.7 1942b 110,140 2,056 18.5 71 54 1,410 12.8 1943b 112,700 2,174 19.5 77 35 1,558 13.8 1944b 110,970 2,057 18.5 83 40 1,611 14.5 1945b 115,270 2,021 17.5 85 41 1,478 12... |
7fdc89be-edaf-43b2-83bc-d70e3e1b2b46 | 8 1946b 134,420 2,905 21.6 91 31 1,531 11.4 1947b 140,150 3,193 22.8 87 27.2 1,626 11.6 1948b 142,800 2,527 17.7 74 29.2 1,573 11.0 1949b 144,000 2,504 17.4 72 28.7 1,572 10.9 1950c 149,000 2,172 14.6 55 24.4 1,668 11.2 1951c 149,800 2,273 15.1 65 27.7 1,858 12.3 1952c 151,800 2,199 14.4 47 21.4 1,667 10. |
061a1a3b-dd67-4d80-887e-87e0976ba490 | 9 1953c 151,100 2,090 13.8 48 22.9 1,569 10.4 1954c 149,700 2,055 13.5 57 18.1 1,443 9.6 1955c 148,500 1,971 13.2 39 19.7 1,537 10.3 1956c 147,500 1,955 13.2 37 18.9 1,524 10.4 1957c 146,200 2,058 13.9 53 26.0 1,504 10.3 1958c 144,600 1 2,005 13.85 40 20.0 1,514 10. |
81a50acd-abfe-4d5a-81f6-7bda37d4ac5d | 5 1 a - Total population b - Civil population c - Home population - 14 - PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION OF THE AREA During 1958, the Public Health Inspectors carried out 31,932 inspections, including re-inspections. Details of these inspections are shown in Table No. 8. As a result, 1,011 intimat... |
4bbd14ea-5c56-40c3-a3a1-eb0240492e46 | infectious disease 688 Men's lavatories 71 Houses re. smallpox contacts 24 Women's lavatories 49 Houses re. vermin 132 Houses re. choked drains 244 Council housing applicants re. vexmin 874 Drainage inspections 1,132 House, visits with owners, builders, etc. 311 Housing Act inspections 565 Housing Act-Improvement Grant... |
29792fab-383a-429c-a9d5-dcaf4a960c32 | disinfection or destruction of articles 56 Common Lodging Houses 9 Tents and Vans 34 Factories mechanically powered 322 Stables 1 Exhumations 3 Factories non-echanically powered 37 Public House® 115 Theatres and Cinemas 7 Workplaces 31 Hairdressers and Barbers 86 Shops Act inspections 433 Miscellaneous visits 2,65 Food... |
c7c6f4d1-1dfe-4737-8202-c1f87b6b223f | repaired or renewed 384 Walls repaired or renewed 909 Damp walls and other damp conditions remedied 1,549 Lighting and ventilation defects remedied 486 Fireplaces, hearths, flues etc. repaired or renewed 141 Areas and yards paired or repaired 100 Floors, skirting and other woodwork 273 Sinks, S.W. |
3a79a43d-8cd9-4093-b8c2-9f52b21a5341 | pipes, etc., repaired or renewed 65 Combined drains repaired or reconstructed 5 Drains cleansed 232 Drains repaired or reconstructed 79 Water closets cleansed and repaired 159 Dustbins provided 79 Water closet pans and traps fixed 55 Other dilapidations remedied 166 Foul accumulations remedied 44 Water closet seats rep... |
959628bc-8f29-410f-bfc2-98d4a512ced2 | Local industries are also supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board, and in addition supplies are taken from the seven wells still in use, The water from these wells is used for industrial purposes and fire-fighting. The Council's "Baths at Woolwich and Plumstead each draw supplies from a well. Samples of the water were... |
2d345640-f5e9-447f-81c0-1df3924bcafb | In the case of the defective combined drains, notices were served under Section 40 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, on the owners concerned and the work of repair and reconstruction was carried out by the Borough Engineer's Department. The cost of the work necessary was shared between the responsible owners. PE... |
193cd3fe-9462-46ec-ac10-7069c5d95ab7 | As from the 1st January, 1959, functions relating to the suitability of the lighting, washing facilities, and facilities for taking meals by employees in shops, which until that date have been supervised by the County Council, will also be the responsibility of the Borough Council, and this work will be carried out by ... |
1fa3e384-fd30-466b-b2b2-345e21f31774 | REGISTRATION OF HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS PREMISES The Council has made Byelaws to secure the cleanliness of premises where the business of hairdressing is carried on. All persons carrying on this trade are required to be registered with the Council as well as registering their premises. In this connection four ladies' ... |
864b47fc-0cc0-470b-852b-4a192c74604b | In one instance a landlord appealed to the Court against the Council's notice. The appeal was dismissed. RODENT CONTROL During the year, 685 complaints of rats and 265 of mice were received, and in addition to the investigation of these complaints the systematic inspection under the "block control "system was continued... |
958f3357-3211-4a5e-af9c-ad07b756c8a3 | As in previous years the Council continued its practice of arranging free treatment in respect of infestations in private dwellings. A charge is made for treatment carried out by the Council at business or industrial premises. With the co-operation of the Borough Engineer's Department two sewer treatments and a test ba... |
97b19e8d-5872-49d4-be85-530eab8e1bf3 | In the October treatment there was an 18 per cento reduction in poison "takes" compared with the treatment in the month of April. This may be accounted for by the heavy rainstorm which occurred on the 5th September which caused surcharging of the sewers and a large number of rats were drowned. WOODWORM AND OTHER PESTS ... |
5eaa25ce-68da-4bfd-9eaf-2864fb219a6e | Of the 58 houses and the furniture therein treated for infestations of woodworm, 50 were in the ownership of the Borough Council. Charges to the responsible persons for the work mentioned above amounted to £185.10.5d. - 19 - FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948 TABLE No, 10. DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT DURING 1958 ARE ... |
c697e2d4-57ca-4afb-bf09-85c6b052073b | on Register Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted (i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities 18 37 2 - (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority 284 322 18 - (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Lo... |
bf2e2f4e-eed1-4e3b-aa51-5bf3101ba1c6 | Inspector Want of cleanliness 36 36 - - - Overcrowding - - - - - Inadequate ventilation - - - - - Ineffective drainage of floors 3 3 - - - Sanitary conveniences :- (a) Insufficient - - - - - (b) Unsuitable or defective 26 26 - 2 - (c) Not separate for sexes - - - - - Other offences against the Act (not including offenc... |
d3ff6271-38f1-4086-b5a1-2e0c6cb63349 | Eighty-six outworkers who live outside the Borough are also employed by firms inside the Borough. The Council's woman Public Health Inspector visits the homes of outworkers periodically to ensure that working conditions are satisfactory,, Altogether, 214 such visits were made during the course of the year. WELFARE CP T... |
e7103208-dd11-49bf-be1a-e77c3e6f4179 | However, it was not necessary to take any formal action in the Courts to obtain compulsory removal in any case. Once again it was found that the greatest need in the majority of these cases was more companionship, either visits to the person's own home or the provision of club facilities. - 21 - The nature of the outwo... |
3e3265d8-7392-4f85-b0c6-7c3d16d1689a | Arrangements were made through the City Parochial Foundation, who had provided the first van in 1955, for the presentation to the Borough of a second van to be operated by the W.V.S. in conjunction with the Council of Social Service, under the same arrangements as in the case of the existing van. The new van is being c... |
50033ba0-e70c-41bb-ace0-0b2127e3c01f | The Council of Social Service have expressed grateful thanks for the Borough Council's assistance in providing this most satisfactory accommodation. Substantial financial contributions towards these two Lunch Clubs were again made by the Borough Council. Holidays for the Elderly During 1958, 94 elderly folk had a holid... |
f4852b54-dbf0-4bfe-b6dc-86f9af7d710e | At the end of the year, in view of the above report, the Borough Council decided to increase the grant of money made available for the holiday scheme for the year 1959 from £300 to £345° - 22 - Laundering for Aged and Incontinent The washing of soiled linen may be carried out under the Council's powers contained in Sec... |
13a1fcca-2ae3-40c4-821a-25b6ce9cc78f | The number of articles laundered was as follows:- Night attire 530; Sheets l,523; Drawsheets 947; Blankets 47; Pillowcases 142; Towels 614; Miscellaneous 572. THEATRES AND CINEMAS The standard of cleanliness in sanitary conveniences at cinemas was found to be maintained at a fairly satisfactory level. Only once during ... |
a487430a-8fa6-4032-a26e-8eb45b28473c | BOATING AND PADDLING POOLS AND SWIMMING BATHS During 1958, nine samples of water were submitted to the Park Hospital Laboratory, Hither Green, for bacteriological examination, and 28 water tests for chlorine content and pH reaction were made by the Health Department. The following is the average result of the examinati... |
ccecf123-34db-4051-99db-8499b230bc97 | Local authorities are empowered to take proceedings under the Act, and the Council have decided to take active steps to enforce the Act in the Borough. In addition to the provision of several more litter bins, it has been decided to launch an anti-litter campaign. STREET CLEANSING There are 154 miles of roads to be cle... |
cd14acb4-8a72-439d-9b27-3480e2318f78 | HOUSE AND TRADE REFUSE During the year under review, 45,959 tons of refuse were collected by the Council's vehicles and 50,960 tons disposed of at the Council's Refuse Destructor. The difference between the two weights is largely the quantity of refuse delivered to the Refuse Destructor from the Royal Arsenal and from ... |
22bd08d4-1753-4f02-80df-103503945cf7 | In ail the conveniences the water closets are available without charge. FREE WASHING FACILITIES - PUBLIC CONVENIENCES For the past seven years, the Council has provided free washing facilities at the main public conveniences, including the provision of paper towels, and this service continues to be used to an increasin... |
bdc950de-0317-459d-bc7e-6664c6f7984d | The demand for the improved Public Laundry service at Plumstead Baths continued to grow, and in the year under review 23,939 people attended, against 18,295 for the previous year, and 12,924 in 1955/56. Attendances for slipper baths in the year 1957/58 totalled 125,175. Total attendances at the Baths in 1957/58 were 70... |
f764ad09-de96-40b7-bfa7-dabdd63f5e39 | Attendances during the year ended 31st March, 1958, were as follows:- - 25 ° Public Swimming 333,348 Swimming Tuition 7,247 School Swimming 165,500 Slipper Baths 125,175 Turkish Baths 10,356 Public Laundry - Hand Washing 12,699 Machine Washing 11,240 Swimming Clubs 34,775 Schoolchildren - Cricket School 3,96l Free Bath... |
40eb2501-3d00-44fe-ac41-7c76bd1fd7dc | An emergency service was operated by the Council's staff, assistance also being given to householders in clearing the damaged articles and Shop merchandise, mainly damaged foodstuffs. However, within 24 hours of the storm all the choked drains which had been reported to the Health Department had been cleared and left i... |
036f511a-0d76-4891-9f9a-e042e8c14eeb | Besides the use of these driers, articles of bedding and clothing were collected by the Health Department staff and taken to the Council's disinfecting station for disinfection and drying. Nearly three tons of foodstuffs were found to be contaminated by flood water, the food requiring destruction The assistance of the ... |
a99891c2-ae76-445a-84c1-eb6d95193f46 | ELTHAM CREMATORIUM The new crematorium which was built in 1956 on land adjoining Eltham Cemetery is administered by the Woolwich, Greenwich and North West Kent Joint Crematorium Committee, comprising the Boroughs of Woolwich, Greenwich, Bexley, Dart ford and Erith, and the Urban Districts of Chislehurst and Sidcup, and... |
aa0d26a7-bf6c-46d6-88e8-84fce164dded | From the 15th August, 1956, when the crematorium was opened, to the end of December, 1958, a total of 4,755 cremations had taken place, receptions from each district being as follows:Woolwich 1,243; Greenwich 294; Chislehurst and Sidcup 480; Bexley 864; Dartford 291; Erith 283; Crayford 154; other areas 1,146. In conne... |
4fcd3a07-67a8-4cc2-ae29-b5c30a37fd39 | Four of the six persons were elderly and in respect of whom a Government death grant was not available. The Council - s expenses in this work during the year amounted to £76, of which almost £46 was recovered from the estates of deceased persons. MORTUARY FACILITIES The Council's Mortuary in Stanbury Street is old and ... |
4885c0d8-f979-4dcf-a14c-e02f08341b2e | A total of 903 houses were rendered fit by informal action by the Public Health Inspectors. This informal action included the service of intimation notices. In 300 instances it was necessary to serve statutory notices in order to ensure the carrying out of the requisite work. House-to-house inspections under the Housin... |
b1b11ece-32bb-4168-84a8-7bbb43f8f481 | It is a duty of the Council to give in writing,, a statement of the permitted number of persons in respect of any dwelling, and following applications received from either tenants or landlords for this information, 94 dwellings were visited and measured for this purpose, CERTIFICATES OF DISREPAIR The Rent Act, 1957, fr... |
40599ce1-2f10-48c6-a983-c8adb6c17092 | At the end of six weeks after service of such a notice a tenant may make an application to the local authority for a certificate of disrepair, if the defects remain unremedied or the landlord has not served an undertaking to remedy them or such of them as the tenant may have agreed to accept as sufficient. On being sat... |
efe20824-d5be-4acb-bd50-219b268b1d8a | If, however, the landlord has failed to carry out his undertaking by the end of six months, then, so long as the delects remain unremedied, the rent must be adjusted in the same way as if a certificate of disrepair had been issued. The Act gives the local authority power to refuse to accept an undertaking by a landlord... |
73497d9e-94ae-47ed-8dd4-20172747313b | of notices to landlords of the Council's intention to Issue a certificate of disrepair 332 No. of undertakings received from landlords and accepted by the Council 209 No. of undertakings received from landlords but which the Council refused to accept 3 No. of Certificates of Disrepair issued 143 No. of certificates iss... |
6d44bf82-82dc-477d-9a91-4b6017865d53 | No appeals to the County Court against any decision of the Council made under the Rent Act were made by either landlord or tenant during the year. IMPROVEMENT GRANTS Under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958, Monetary grants may be made by the local authority to owners who desire to improve the condition of th... |
f1dccef7-b6eb-45be-a0aa-9ac285774366 | INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES In addition to the Council's slum clearance work, eighteen individual houses were represented by me during the year as unfit for human habitation and not-capable of being made fit at reasonable expense. The Council made Demolition Orders and Closing Orders in respect of the undermentioned proper... |
72a3c064-e3a1-4e7e-a369-a715af6fdd05 | Passey Place (basement front and back rooms, but permitting use for office purposes) 110, Woodhiil (basement rooms) During the year the Council determined Closing Orders in respect of 21, Merchland Road, 16, Gavin Street (substituting a new Closing Order on the basement rooms), 22, Heverham Road (basement rooms), 106a,... |
748ff5f6-8877-4819-ac67-aa48e1851e99 | Clearance Orders were made by the Council on the 3rd April, 1957, in respect of these four areas, as follows:- No. 1 Areas 160-170(even), 161-179(odd), and 185 Ann Street, 125-137(odd) Villas Road, 21 and 23 Waverley Road. No. 2 Areas: 3-9 (odd) Brewery Road No.3 Areas 108-134(even), 138-142(even), 109-145(odd), 145a, ... |
caf8bfdc-1ce2-4eab-b096-f7a5f2e1df9a | There are 100 dwelling houses in the above -mentioned four areas. In addition, there are approximately 60 properties on adjoining land which are not considered representable but which it is necessary for the Council to acquire in order to obtain a cleared site of convenient shape and dimensions for the satisfactory red... |
083f405c-b9ca-41b9-b8ad-fb352f42b395 | 5 Areas 63 and 63a, Vicarage Road; 86-126 (even), 126a, 128-134 (even) Villas Road. No. 6 Areas 37-45 (odd), 47-57 (odd). Vicarage Road; 36-46 (even), 52, 58, 62-66 (even), 70 and 72, 27-37 (odd), 45-75 (odd) Villas Road; 46-86 (even), 86a, 88-102 (even), 45-99 (odd) Ann Street; 29-37 (odd) Walmer Terrace; 38-64 (even)... |
47e527b0-0b18-4232-9e10-8ab2096411b6 | Most of the houses have dampness, together with bulged, fractured walls, leaking roofs and general disrepair. There are 162 houses comprised in these four areas, in which there are some 193 families, comprising approximately 512 persons. London County Council Clearance Areas Pier Road (North Woolwich) Area; This area w... |
e660fb0e-891f-462a-8c7a-a4b076a21e84 | 2-12 (even), 16-42 (even), 11-43 (odd) Ann Street, 6-12 (even), 18-36 (even) and 1-27 (odd) Polthome Street; 2-20 (even) Lenton Street; 1-9 (odd) Foreland Street. The Area was declared by the County Council on the 18th February, 1958. - 32 - Armstrong Plage Area: This area was declared by the County Council on the 1st ... |
fecfe045-5bd8-43fc-b679-d58749b86fa1 | HOUSING PROGRESS The number of dwellings built in the Borough of Woolwich during the year 1958, was as unders:- By the Borough Council 247 By the London County Council 506 By private enterprise 150 Total 903 In addition, at the end of the year, the Borough Council had a further 542 dwellings under construction. Develop... |
acdbdac4-0f58-4ef1-a85b-1dbf8c15c37d | The scheme for 224 one and two-roomed flats on the Middle Park Estate proceeded satisfactorily, and a number of these dwellings were completed and let by the end of the year. Laundry and caretaking facilities are provided, and certain of the dwellings are fitted with a special low bath suitable for elderly or infirm pe... |
17572c8e-5e20-46a4-bbd5-264bfc8b341b | - 33 - The Housing Committee also approved a scheme for improvements to the older properties in North Woolwich, by the provision of bathrooms and modernisation of the kitchens, and it is hoped that the approval of the Minister of Housing and Local Government will be received and enable the work to be put in hand at an ... |
10aac574-3d3f-4e0f-8c1a-b8de0b270e3f | The information on the housing progress in the Borough during 1958 has been kindly supplied by the Director of Housing. CLEAN AIR Smoke Control Areas The following are details of the existing and proposed Smoke Control Areas of the Councils:- (i) St. Mary''s. This area comprises a total of 26 acres in two parts of 21 a... |
d6f22b72-5205-499c-8ee2-1e702e3d0177 | (ii) Abbey Wood (Abbey Estate) Area. This Area comprises the new Abbey Estate on which there will be 2,515 County Council dwellings when the estate is complete in 1961. The Smoke Control Area comprises 212 acres, including 170 acres for housing development and 34 acres for open space, and became operative on the 1st No... |
78fd41e6-e50d-4d4a-8f89-0094059d00d9 | The Council decided to declare this area as a Smoke Control Area with the utmost expedition in order to ensure that the occupiers of the dwellings would be using smokeless fuel from the commencement of their new tenancies. (iii) Abbey Wood Area. This area contains 1,154 dwellings. The area becomes operative on the 1st ... |
d112fde6-0e6e-4282-bed2-44f4e8a59f2d | This Smoke Control Area of a total of 265 acres, including 57 acres of open land, comprises the Council's Middle Park housing estate of 1,518 houses, with an additional 96 private dwellings. The new properties erectsd by the Council at the junction of Court Road and Middle Park Avenue are also included,, The Minister c... |
ce70ef3c-c36e-4d04-bfa9-7183e8f8f210 | There are a further 115 conversions in Council accommodation which require the fitting of an approved open fire only with necessary incidental works, including gas ignition. Future Areas (v) Abbey Wood (No. 2) Area. At the end of the year the Council decided to proceed with the early declaration of this Area as a Smoke... |
67f4222a-2b66-4cd5-9daf-31f2cf3e1e9f | This area is situated between two already confirmed Smoke Control Areas, and when operative will make one large Smoke Control Area. (vi) Clothworkers Wood Area. The Council also decided to ask the Minister for preliminary approval to the early declaration of the Clothworkers Wood Smoke Control Area. The Area as origina... |
9f03c3b4-026b-4809-b6fd-ac7c41c6fb15 | A number of older-type Council dwellings are also included. New areas, such as the Glyndon Area, and extension areas, such as the St. Mary's Area, comprising new properties already fitted with approved appliances where little additional work is involved, will be kept in mind by the Council to be declared as Smoke Contr... |
99ba5727-f817-483c-85f3-52b4c6490620 | Each occupier and owner affected is also informed in writing of the procedure to be adopted to obtain the Council's prior approval to his conversion proposals and for obtaining financial assistance. Numerous enquiries have been made- by residents, particularly in the Abbey Wood area, both at the Health Department, and ... |
92051915-9764-48ba-857b-f1078eadae9f | The Council is convinced that such meetings play a valuable part in giving an opportunity of correcting any erroneous impressions, and in enlisting the co-operation of those affected® After the receipt of the Minister's confirmation of an Order, all occupiers and owners of property in the area are informed in writing o... |
597f3862-b01e-4da8-aa13-3a5c2f36c501 | There are temporary exemptions from strict compliance with section I for existing furnaces and equipment at industrial premises where the local authority is satisfied that it has not been practicable to make the alterations necessary to prevent the emission of dark smoke. All adaptations must, however, be completed by ... |
9b50d542-79e5-497c-b748-e8d0be37ad5f | Twenty-two of the factories in the Borough have given rise in the past to some smoke or grit nuisance. A number of installations have been recently converted to oil-firing, which, with proper operation, should not give rise to further nuisance. During the carrying out of this surrey all the large factories in the Borou... |
4fc4e25b-a41e-48de-aedb-fb257ff71a1a | Smoke emissions from an Abbey Wood factory Several complaints were again received from residents in the Abbey Wood area of emission of smoke and fumes from anneabby Wood factory. Following repeated visits to the factory by the Public Health Inspectors, the firm were informed that the Council intended that the provision... |
a7215e4f-ba99-428d-a0c7-b0e5be5572f7 | Smoke from River Traffic A number of complaints have been received during the year of smoke from river traffic, and as this work is solely within the jurisdiction of the Port Health Authority, arrangements have been made with the Port Authority for speedy notification of complaints to be telephoned to their office as a... |
52e42c3b-0d46-40ef-b19b-c83937b00d53 | However, the Minister of Housing and Local Government has refused to allow this expenditure for grant purposes, stating that in his view the purpose of such appliances is fuel economy rather than smokeless combustion, and consequently such expenditure is not normally admissible for Exchequer grant. Representations were... |
66b8682a-4f5c-44ac-a54a-2eebbcb88899 | A Deputation from the Council attended at the Ministry, but without success, and the question is being further pursued with the Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee, who support the Council's views. The matter was also raised by other neighbouring local authorities at meetings held to discuss co-operation on... |
b88f7683-5b04-4b15-ad6a-6e3a990d533f | MEASUREMENT AND RECORDING OP ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. JANUARY-DECEMBER, 1958 MEASURING STATIONS Weight of Sulphur Trioxcide collected mg/100 sq.cm/day Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Woolwich Dockyard 3.5 3.l 2.8 2.4 1.2 1. 3 1.2 l.l 1.4 2.2 3.2 2.8 Municipal Offices 5.l 5.1 4.1 3.7 1.6 1.8 l.... |
d308e966-12cb-43f0-9bde-40b8de89d963 | 2 1.3 3.0 3.9 3.8 Shooters Hill Golf Club 3.9 3.6 3.4 2.8 l.2 l.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 2.2 4.1 4.1 Eltham High Street Area 2.1 2.l 2.l 1.5 O.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.2 2.3 2.2 OTHER STATIONS IN COUNTY OF LONDON Highest 8.8 8.5 7.4 6.5 5.7 3.5 3.9 4.6 3.6 4.8 6.1 6.6 Lowest 1.0 l.2 l.2 O.9 O.4 0.5 O.5 0.3 0.15 0. |
081c8cc5-4754-45ba-abca-49003e869df7 | 6 1.4 1.7 MEASURING STATIONS Total Solid Matter collected. Monthly Deposit in Tons per Sq. Mile Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Woolwich Dockyard 28.8 36.6 55.4 28.7 24.4 34.4 28.8 26.2 32.1 30.5 28.5 33.9 Municipal Offices 18.8 22.4 24.3 18.6 14.2 19.3 14.8 15.5 19.3 18.6 20.3 27.6 Abbey Wo... |
dcd866ad-f8fe-4f14-af76-15531017726e | 8 20.2 Shooters Hill Golf Club 10.0 12.8 13.1 11.6 8.5 11.2 9.5 11.0 13.9 11.9 12.4 15.6 Eltham High Street Area 7.3 8.8 12.9 9.8 7.7 14.0 7.8 9.3 8.8 9.0 9.6 11.5 OTHER STATIONS IN COUNTY OF LONDON Highest 204.4 151.8 77.9 35.0 69.1 82.9 42.8 84.2 59.1 146.7 31.3 71.9 Lowest 7.3 8.8 7.5 9.8 7.7 l.2 7.8 7.l 8.8 8.9 5. |
838039fc-5852-41f1-b660-a07776e0360a | 6 11.2 HEALTH EDUCATION FILM PROGRAMMES AND INFORMAL TALKS Once again a full programme was carried out by the Council's Health Education Unit during the year. Eighty-two programmes were given to local organisations in their own meeting plaecs in the Spring,Autumn and Winter months. Fifteen visits were made to religious... |
452ff051-d59d-4435-b79e-ff017e8f530c | Programmes, as in past years, took the form of 20 to 30 minutes of films devoted to health subjects, followed by films of general interest or of special interest to the organisation concerned. Films are carefully selected to appeal to particular types of audience and this policy evidently bears fruit by the continued p... |
bc0d1ec4-9534-450b-9d07-8d105d742e32 | Distribution was extended during the year to include - 41 - local general practitioners' surgeries and factories for material to be displayed. Co-operation in this connection was almost unanimous. The use of the Council's libraries and other public buildings for this purpose was continued as in previous years. Posters,... |
dbd556e0-5447-45e2-8568-a8c5a2174b25 | in Borough on 31.l2.1958. No. of Inspections Dairies 1 4 Distributors of Milk 128 171 lce-cream Premises 321 408 Premises where meat is potted, pickled, pressed and preserved 102 169 Premises where Sausages are manufactured 88 51 Premises where fish is cured or prepared for frying 38 31 Wholesale dealer in Margarine 1 ... |
d40a1714-c534-400d-9aa4-f363a893ef72 | Registrations were also approved by the Council in respect of 29 distributors of milk who distribute milk within the Borough from premises outside. Under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949, a total of 230 dealers' licences and 79 supplementary licences were issued authorising the use of... |
dee65d6b-a94e-445f-975c-73e01bba0d36 | 3 During 1958, 203 samples of "Pasteurised" or "Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised" milk were subjected to the Methylene Blue test at the Park Hospital Laboratory, Hither Green, to assess the keeping quality of the milk. All the samples were reported satisfactory. Of the 209 samples of "Pasteurised" or "Tuberculin Tested" m... |
72d8b134-b6d4-45ed-b422-30e8ecb93d5e | The tests referred to above are those prescribed in the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949. The practice of taking samples of milk in the course of delivery to schools, hospitals and institutions in the Borough was continued during the year. Of the 16 samples taken, seven were - 43 - submitted for the Phosph... |
4e872994-b1ab-4c9e-b6a3-86245d104e64 | Routine inspections of all registered shops are made, and during the year twelve defects were found and subsequently remedied following the service of two informal notices. The premises of each new applicant for registration are inspected in order to ensure that they are satisfactory and that the requirements of the He... |
852db10b-3872-4a17-a0e3-d1295b2ddc7e | FOOD SAMPLING, 1958 During the year ended 31st December, 1958, 703 samples of food and drugs (being 507 informal and 196 formal samples) were submitted for analysis to the Public Analyst. Of these, 19 informal samples and four formal samples were reported to be adulterated or otherwise not complying with the statutory ... |
35e6c467-174e-458a-9847-4d45c49b608e | 667 Ground Nutmeg I Contained insect fragments. 704 Ground Nutmeg I - „ - 727 Ground Nutmeg I - „ - 141 Blaud's Pills I Misleading label. 172 Bread I Contained part of a dead mouse. 109 Sponge Pudding Mixture I Label misleading 178 Nut Chocolate I Consisted of imitation Chocolate containing broken biscuit but no nuts. ... |
182253b9-66e8-4a31-b8be-7b2c09d9336d | - 45 - 345 Orange juice I Contained excessive preservative 393 Orange Drink I - „ - 403 Orange Drink I - „ - 529 Butter I Contained a piece of burnt cork embedded in the butter 491 Evaporated Fruit Salad I Contained six live caterpillars 483 Minced Chicken in Jelly I 4 per cent. deficient in minced chicken. 416 Milk F ... |
20c5810a-6343-4d82-8601-f2cc98a6164e | (Soft) 11 Bread 2 Dessert powder 4 Cake mixture 11 Dripping 2 Castor oil 2 Fish (Canned) 16 Caraway Seeds 1 Fish Dried 3 Cheese 15 Fish Paste 2 Cereal 1 Fish Cakes 1 Chocolate (Drinking) 4 Flour 5 Chocolate Spread 1 Fruit (Canned) 21 Chicken Essence 1 Fruit (Dried) 9 Coconut, Desiccated 4 Gravy preparations 5 Coffee 14... |
2bed6458-c802-4e80-8a05-296b954b2826 | Pickles 12 Tapioca 1 Oil (Cooking) 2 Tea 11 Pepper 2 Tomatoes (Canned) 4 Pudding (Canned) 9 Vegetables (Dried and Canned) 16 Proprietary Foods 2 Vinegar 6 Peel 2 Wine 1 Salad dressing 2 Yeast Tablets 2 Salt 7 Others 25 MEAT INSPECTION During the early months of 1958, the slaughter of cows for export to Italy continued,... |
0b13e2ff-5890-44a0-bca5-cb98d023dbd7 | Consignments of such meat arriving at a coldstore in the Borough were inspected on arrival and without exception were found to be in very good condition,, despite the unusual journey. Details of the carcases inspected at the Garland Road Abattoir during 1958, are as follow:- - 47 - TABLE No. 14 Carcases & Offal Inspect... |
daf2af09-0ec8-45a9-83e0-69a7a26becd7 | 5 Tuberculosis only Whole carcases condemned 13 11 1 - 2 Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 569 139 - - 515 Percentage of the number inspected affected with tuberculosis 6.6 25.1 .11 - 1.8 Cyaticercosis Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned and treated by refrigeration. 86 - - - - Generalis... |
35055fa1-005e-4435-b72b-0f0d3edac884 | - 48 - SLAUGHTERHOUSES ACT, 1958 This Act was passed to enable the Minister to make amending regulations recommending minimum standards of construction, lay-out and equipment for slaughterhouses, and to make regulations dealing with cruelty to animals. These regulations were made during the year and will apply to exist... |
31780eb0-98b7-4d90-8ae9-1f28de7e7a0c | The Health Committee have considered the publicity to be undertaken to encourage greater awareness by the public of this nuisance and during the year various publicity has been given to this subject by the Health Department. Future publicity is to include the display of notices on lamp-standards in selected roads adjoi... |
642261e4-c7ea-474d-af66-2f6669c75655 | UNSOUND FOOD - COMPLAINTS Forty complaints of alleged unsound food were received by the Health Department from members of the public during 1958. The complaints were ail investigated in detail to ensure that where justified the matter was remedied, and that any defects or malpractices at food premises were rectified. -... |
e98f727b-cad7-4514-ba86-2ed96213971d | Complaints also included the following: mould in a meat pie (three cases,), mouldy bread (five cases), mould in a tin of peaches, and in a minced beef loaf, foreign matter in corned beef, in bread (two cases), in ice cream, in a bun and in butter. Other complaints related to "bad" fish (found to be fit for consumption)... |
13822935-d4c6-4e02-958d-54289809bf57 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES There were only 864 notifications of infectious disease received during 1958, compared with 1,980 in the previous year, and no serious outbreak occurred in the Borough. Measles totalled 480, compared with 1,384 in 1957, and the number of notifications of pneumonia and whooping cough were halved. DIP... |
ac7feed3-539d-4f05-a834-0701321c168a | Revised diagnoses weres Osteo myelitis 25 Otitis media 2} Upper respiratory tract infection 2$ and single cases of Tonsillitis, Pharyngitis, Virus meningitis, Sub Arachnoid haemorrhage, Measles and Arthritis. Although publicity of the County Council facilities for immunisation had been previously on a large scale, foll... |
6e076532-f118-43dd-8243-225e5a14166a | FOOD POISONING No outbreak of food poisoning came to the notice of the Health Department during the year, and of the 19 single cases notified only one was confirmed. TABLE NO. 15 NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS), 1958 Under 1 year 1-5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-35 years 35-45 years 45-6... |
34d6ea11-8a30-439a-b797-7b5469fe87b4 | Erysipelas - - - - 2 2 9 2 - 15 5 Dysentery 1 3 7 1 - 2 3 1 1 19 8 Zymotic Enteritis 20 19 2 3 7 - 4 2 4 61 58 Scabies - 1 1 = - - - 1 - 3 - Pneumonia 5 16 5 2 13 5 21 28 2 97 5 Food Poisoning - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - Puerperal Pyrexia - - - - 70 11 - - - 81 81 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 5 = - - - - - = - 5 5 Whooping Cough 5 ... |
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